Andative
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Andative is an adjective meaning (grammar) Indicating motion away from something.
Meaning
(grammar) Indicating motion away from something.
More Meanings
- (grammar) A grammatical word, particle, or inflection that indicates motion away from something; or, the indication so provided.
Example Sentences
However, most of the andatives and venitives in our database do not have future as a use. Bernd Heine (p.c.) reports that andative and venitive are usually derivational in African languages and occur in different types of constructions than movement-futures (see also Heine and Reh, 1984:142).
Word Forms
- andatives
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include directional, locative, dative, ambulative, backward, adverbative.
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